Syria-SDF agreement
Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. (Photo: AP)
U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Syrian flag (L), CENTCOM's logo (R). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
The Kurdish Autonomous Administration 's logo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Syrian government forces make their way to the city of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria on Jan. 20, 2026. (AFP)
Female members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces known as "Asayish", and residents rally during a demonstration against the attacks by the Syrian Arab Army and in support of Kurdish fighters in Qamishlo, Jan. 18, 2026. (AFP)
Syrian Arab Army soldiers drive through the streets the northern city of Raqqa, Jan. 18, 2026. (AFP)
SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi. (AFP)
Former US diplomat Peter Galbraith. (Photo: Archive)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shaking hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L). (AP)
Elham Ahmad, the Head of Foreign Relations for the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. (AP)
President Masoud Barzani. (Photo: Barzani HQ)
KNCS's logo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R), and the United States’ special envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack (L). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa holding the signed agreement. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)